Music Cataloging at Yale MARC Tagging

Use the 246 field when:
° There is only one work, use the 246 field.
° There are two or more works and no collective title, use a 246 for variant forms of the title used as the title proper (usually the first in the 245 field); use the 740 field for all other titles and variants of them.
° There are two or more works and there is a collective title for the item as a whole, use the 246 field for any variant of the collective title.

When inputting a title in a 246 field, omit any initial article.

Arranged by indicator and subfield The links in this table lead to examples at the end of the table.
Indicators	Tag	Definition
1st	0	Note, no title added entry
	1	Note, title added entry
	2	No note, no title added entry
	3	No note, title added entry
2nd	[blank]	No information provided: alternate form of word, etc. in 245 or in title from source other than 245 spelled-out form uncorrected form of title when [ ] are used in title proper of 245 corrected form of title when "sic" or "i.e." is used in title proper 245 title information appears in a source not covered by indicator 0-8 below; the source is indicated in i
	0	Portion of title portion of title proper exclusive of an alternative title portion of title proper that is an alternative title portion of title proper that is a part title or section title portion of title proper exclusive of any introductory terms, etc. portion of title proper that is emphasized by typography or other similar conditions alternative titles (b) titles including initialisms
	1	parallel title
	2	distinctive title
	3	other title
	4	cover title
	5	added title page title
	6	caption title
	7	running title
	8	spine title
Subfields	Tag	Definition
	i	any text you want to display; code i before a
	a	title proper/short title
	b	remainder of title
	f	designation of volume and issue number and/or date of a work
	g	miscellaneous information
	n	number of a part/section of a work
	p	name of work/section of a work

Examples
Spelled-out form
110 2   English Chamber Orchestra. 4 prf
245 04 The English Chamber Orchestra plays 20th-century masterpieces h [sound recording].
246 3   English Chamber Orchestra plays twentieth-century masterpieces

100 1   Berio, Luciano, d 1925-
240 10 Sequenza, n no. 8
245 10 Sequenza VIII : b per violino solo / c Luciano Berio.
246 3   Sequenza 8
246 3   Sequenza otto

Spelled-out form (1st 246) and portion of title (2nd 246):
100 1   Reger, Max, d 1873-1916.
240 10 Pièces pittoresques
245 00 5 pièces pittoresques : b für Klavier zu vier Händen : Opus 34 / c Max Reger.
246 3   Cinq pièces pittoresques
246 30 Pièces pittoresques

Uncorrected form of title:
100 1   Beethoven, Ludwig van, d 1770-1827.
240 10 Sonatas, m horn, piano, n op. 17, r F major
245 00 Horn sonat[a]s h [sound recording] / c Beethoven, Cherubini, Danzi.
246 3    Horn sonatas

Parallel titles:
100 1    Smetana, Bedrich, d 1824-1884.
245 10  Má vlast h [sound recording] = b My country : cycle of symphonic poems / c Smetana.
246 31  My country

100 1   Britten, Benjamin, d 1913-1976.
240 10 Burning fiery furnace. l German & English
245 14 The burning fiery furnace = b Die Jünglinge im Feuerofen : second  parable for church performance : op. 77 / c Benjamin Britten ...
246 31  Jünglinge im Feuerofen
Note that the initial German article "Die" was omitted from this title.

Multiple parallel titles:
100 1   Rodrigo, Joaquín.
245 10 Juglares = b Gaukler = Jugglers : 1923 / c Joaquín Rodrigo ...
246 31 Gaukler
246 31 Jugglers

Subfield i:
246 2   i Title on container: a Title
246 2   i Vols. no. 3-5 have title: a Title

100 1   Schubert, Franz, d 1797-1828.
240 10 Songs. k Selections
245 10 Songs to poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe h [sound recording] / c Schubert.
246 1   i Title on program booklet: a Lieder nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
246 1   i Title on container spine: a Goethe-songs

100 1   Handel, George Frideric, d 1685-1759.
245 10 Almira h [sound recording] / c Georg Friedrich Händel.
246 1   i Title on container: a Almira, Königen von Castilien
246 1   i Parallel title on container: a Almira, Queen of Castile

Arranged by location or type of title
Arranged by location
Location of title	Indicators	Form of Note
added title page	15	Title
caption	16	Title
colophon	1	i Title from colophon: a Title
container	1	i Title from container: a Title
cover	14	Title
spine	18	Title
any other location	1	i Title from source: a Title
Arranged by type of title
Type of title	Indicators	Form of Note
Added title page	15	Title
Alternate form of word	3	Title
Alternative title	30	Title
At head of title	1	i At head of title: a Title
Binder's title	1	i Binder's title: a Title
Corrected form of title (sic or i.e.)	3	Title
Half title	1	i Half title: a Title
Incorrect form of title ([ ] in 245 has corrected form)	3	Title
No collective title	3	Title
Other title information from 245	30	Title
Other title information not from 245	1	i Introductory phrase: a Title
Parallel title from 245	31	Title
Parallel title on cover	1	i Parallel title on cover: a Title
Parallel title on added t.p.	1	i Parallel title on added t.p.: a Title
Parallel title on spine	1	i Parallel title on spine: a Title
Parallel title from other source	1	i Parallel title on source: a Title
Part or section title	30	Title
Portion of title proper	30	Title
Running title	17	Title
Volumes with varying titles	1	i Vols. [no. ]-[no. ] have title: a Title
All other conditions	1	i Introductory phrase: a Title